“Just because you put words in my mouth doesn’t mean I actually said them,” Eric hissed, getting annoyed all over again at how this pink menace took such great joy in just poking at every thing he said to find the flaws. He WAS inexperienced! He’d admitted to that! That was why he was HERE! But this- this Sparta wasn’t about to pull any punches. No one had ever treated Eric like this and, although he’d recovered from his initial rage, he was quickly finding himself at his limit all over again.
It was a test of character. If he just kept repeating that in his head, like a mantra, maybe he won’t start reconsidering his ‘no eating sapient life’ policy.
“Fine. Fine! I’ll go by myself,” Eric somehow got out past the deluge of words that was regularly being directed at him. “I thought you might want a chance to get more supplies since meat and fruit apparently won’t be enough, but I can see where I’m not wanted.” He even backed up a bit, finally moving a bit away from Sparta’s cart and giving them both some room to breathe. He looked up at the sky between the trees, trying to judge what time of day it was and how much ground he could cover before nightfall (not much), before looking back down at his unfortunate conversation partner. “Do you even want me to help you gather some food before I leave or should I just leave right now?” That last bit was said pretty sarcastically, as if Eric was expecting a certain answer from Sparta. You’d never guess what that answer was.
“I’d like to try and sell goods for the gold,” Eric protected. “Taking it from someone who doesn’t deserve it should be a last resort. I’m sure I can find another human who has a better idea of what I could trade. I’m a dragon, I should be able to find something people would want.” That last part was said with way too much confidence for someone who’d scared off his previous guides to the region by turning into a dragon without any warning while they were bewitched by a curse that turned them against him.
“I just want…” He sighed. “I’m trying to be better than people expect from me. The problem is, I don’t know what that looks like yet.” It probably wasn’t too late to just find a mountain somewhere and just spend a couple months there instead of traveling, but his sense of honor probably wouldn’t allow that for long.
It was a test of character. If he just kept repeating that in his head, like a mantra, maybe he won’t start reconsidering his ‘no eating sapient life’ policy.
“Fine. Fine! I’ll go by myself,” Eric somehow got out past the deluge of words that was regularly being directed at him. “I thought you might want a chance to get more supplies since meat and fruit apparently won’t be enough, but I can see where I’m not wanted.” He even backed up a bit, finally moving a bit away from Sparta’s cart and giving them both some room to breathe. He looked up at the sky between the trees, trying to judge what time of day it was and how much ground he could cover before nightfall (not much), before looking back down at his unfortunate conversation partner. “Do you even want me to help you gather some food before I leave or should I just leave right now?” That last bit was said pretty sarcastically, as if Eric was expecting a certain answer from Sparta. You’d never guess what that answer was.
“I’d like to try and sell goods for the gold,” Eric protected. “Taking it from someone who doesn’t deserve it should be a last resort. I’m sure I can find another human who has a better idea of what I could trade. I’m a dragon, I should be able to find something people would want.” That last part was said with way too much confidence for someone who’d scared off his previous guides to the region by turning into a dragon without any warning while they were bewitched by a curse that turned them against him.
“I just want…” He sighed. “I’m trying to be better than people expect from me. The problem is, I don’t know what that looks like yet.” It probably wasn’t too late to just find a mountain somewhere and just spend a couple months there instead of traveling, but his sense of honor probably wouldn’t allow that for long.
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